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Wynna Wong

Two ex-project managers of an engineering company founded by the husband of former Hong Kong justice secretary Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah have been charged with fraud over HK$6.3 million (US$808,820) worth of maintenance orders for sewage treatment facilities.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Wednesday that Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, had been charged the previous day with multiple counts of fraud. They were released on bail and are set to appear in Eastern Court on Thursday.
The pair previously worked for Hong Kong-listed ATAL Engineering, which was set up in 1977 by Cheng’s husband, Otto Poon Lok-to, and continues to list him as “founder and executive director” on its website.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, ATAL maintains offices in mainland Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai as well as in Essex, England.

ATAL had been contracted by the Drainage Services Department to operate and maintain sewage treatment facilities across various districts in Hong Kong, according to the ICAC.
Yip and Wong were responsible for overseeing the works and obtaining at least two quotations from subcontractors during the tendering process. The bids required documentation in quotation analysis reports and had to be submitted for company endorsement.
Between April 2017 and August 2021, Yip allegedly falsely claimed that 18 quotation analysis reports he presented were genuine, leading ATAL to award maintenance orders totalling more than HK$4.7 million to two subcontractors.
Similarly, between February 2019 and November 2020, Wong allegedly led ATAL to award 13 maintenance orders worth more than HK$1.6 million to another subcontractor through fraudulent means.
The investigation was prompted by a corruption complaint that found several subcontractors listed on the quotation analysis reports did not provide the quoted prices.
The ICAC said both the department and ATAL had fully cooperated throughout the investigation.
ATAL also said it would offer full support to the ICAC’s investigation.


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Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, oversaw projects for ATAL Engineering, founded by the husband of city’s ex-justice secretary


Yip Hing-fai, 45, and Wong Chun-tung, 43, oversaw projects for ATAL Engineering, founded by the husband of city’s ex-justice secretary.


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